Mosman Art Prize 2014

Now in its 67th year, the Mosman Art Prize is one of the oldest and most prestigious municipally funded visual art prizes in Australia. It is an annual, acquisitive award for painting sponsored by Mosman Municipal Council.

The Mosman Art Prize is an annual, acquisitive award for painting sponsored by Mosman Municipal Council. Established in 1947, the Prize is one of the oldest and most prestigious, local government art awards in Australia. The winning works form an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art, reflecting developments in Australian art practice over the last half a century. Works from the collection are regularly displayed in the Mosman Art Gallery & Community Centre, Mosman Council and Mosman Library.

Prizes:

• Mosman Art Prize sponsored by Mosman Council – $30,000
• Allan Gamble Memorial Art Prize sponsored by Mosman Council – $3,000
• Commendation Prize sponsored by Henry Bucks – $5,000
• Young Emerging Artists’ Award (under 35) sponsored by Fourth Village Providore – $2,000
• Viewers’ Choice Prize sponsored by Mosman Art Society – $1,000
• All prizes will be awarded on the advice of the Judge, with the exception of the Viewers’ Choice Prize.

The winner of the first Mosman Art Prize, judged by Lloyd Rees in 1947, was Margaret Olley. Subsequent Prize winners include many prominent artists such as Grace Cossington Smith, Weaver Hawkins, Nancy Borlase, Anthony Galbraith, Elisabeth Cummings, Janet Dawson, Jenny Sages and Tim Johnson. The 2011 Mosman Art Prize was won by Kerry Lester. Past adjudicators of the Prize have also included prominent figures in the Australian art world such as Margaret Preston, John Olsen, Tim Storrier, Edmund Capon and Margaret Olley.

The 2014 Mosman Art Prize will be judged by Felicity Fenner Senior Lecturer and Chief Curator (National Institute of Experimental Arts) at UNSW Galleries, COFA.

The official opening function and announcement of the Mosman Art Prize will take place on Thursday evening, 31 July 2014, beginning at 6.30pm at the Mosman Art Gallery.

While Mosman Council sponsors the major prize of $30,000 (acquisitive), the Commendation Prize of $5,000 (non-acquisitive) is sponsored by Henry Bucks of Mosman, other sponsors include the Fourth Village Providore Young Emerging Artists’ Award (under 35 years) $2,000 and the Mosman Art Society Viewers’ Choice Award for $1,000. The Mosman Art Gallery is indebted to these sponsors for their generous support and commitment to the Mosman Art Prize.

In addition to the major prize of $30,000, Mosman Council sponsors the Allan Gamble Memorial Art Prize. An accomplished architect and artist, and Mosman Councillor for 24 years, Allan Gamble was the founder of the Mosman Art Prize. Valued at $3,000 (non-acquisitive), the prize will be awarded to the best painting which explores the theme of ‘the built environment’.

For more information please visit the Mosman Art Gallery website.